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HB0141 • 2008

Forcible entry and detainer amendments.

AN ACT relating to civil procedure; amending the forcible entry and detainer provisions as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Housing
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Stubson
Last action
2008-03-07
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2008

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Amendments

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HB0141HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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Bill History

  1. 2008-03-07 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 67

  2. 2008-03-07 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0037

  3. 2008-03-05 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0037

  4. 2008-03-04 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0037

  5. 2008-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0037

  6. 2008-03-04 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2008-03-03 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2008-02-29 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2008-02-28 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2008-02-28 Senate

    S06 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2008-02-26 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06

  12. 2008-02-26 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2008-02-25 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2008-02-22 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2008-02-21 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2008-02-21 House

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2008-02-21 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  18. 2008-02-19 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2008-02-19 House

    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  20. 2008-02-15 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  21. 2008-02-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2008-02-12 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for HB0141

Bill No.:
HB0141
Drafter:

MDO

LSO No.:
08LSO-0374
Effective Date:

7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0037

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Stubson

Catch Title:
Forcible
entry and detainer amendments.

Subject:
Forcible entry
and detainer.

Summary/Major Elements:

Allows for payment of rents
due (in a case based on failure to pay rent) at "the time of the
hearing" and not at "the time of the commencement of the
action". This would allow the plaintiff to collect rents due during the
period from the commencement of the action to the hearing if the defendant were
a hold-over tenant.

Allows for a judgment for
attorney's fees if provided for in the lease in a case based on failure to pay
rent.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0141

ENROLLED ACT NO. 37, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to civil procedure; amending the forcible entry and detainer provisions as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 1
‑
21
‑
1008(b)
is
amended to read:

1
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21
‑
1008.

Trial by judge or jury; judgment and costs.

(b)

If the case is one based on failure to pay rent, the court shall further find the amount of rent due and payable at the time of
commencement of the action

the hearing
, together with the terms and conditions of the agreement between the parties in relation to the amount and time of payment of rent. If the trial is by jury the verdict shall contain a finding of these facts and the court shall recite such findings in the docket entry of proceedings. The court, upon these findings, in addition to entering judgment for the plaintiff to have restitution, shall render judgment in accordance with the findings for the amount of rent found due, together with costs
and attorney's fees as provided by the lease
, and shall issue execution separate from the writ of restitution for the rent found due and costs as in other actions.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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